I do from time to time...for some reason it will go to "104 exactly for Weeks" on end at a resting rate...my normal is mid 70s...they have found nothing to contribute it to...I have No Shortness of breath issues...I Do Feel crappier then Normal when this occurs...just kinda Odd actually...but they say my heart is sound...do you Also have Low Blood Pressure ?? Mine is low...

Stress, Caffeine, Nicotine...sugars...Meds...many things can bring on a rapid pulse...I have had Mine Beat Fast and Weak, Hard and Slow..Hard and Fast...for Hours on end as well...leaves me feeling as tho I just did a Major work out...

I do have a rapid heart rate I do see a cardiologist and I do have other heart problems. My heart problems are the results of Chemo treatment and some types of Heart Problems run in my family

I,m not one that likes to take a lot of meds so I do discuss the benifits vs the side effects with my doctors and I'm the one that desides if I'm going to take the medicine.

I would see a a cardiologist heart problems are not just found in the elderly. So it is good to get it checked out.

Hope every thing turns out ok.

Hugs

I'm sorry I can't help you with this, but I just want you to know I hear you and hopefully someone else will read this and be able to help:)

I also have the same thing.. fast heart beat.. told my doc bout this and he threw it under the bus.. I am on thyroid meds.. and have been for yrs.. and yes my pain is worse then too.. maybe its from pain??? it worries me too.. mine is around 100 also.. I know I need to find a new doc soon.. but also have been in the er with a fast heart beat and they dont say much.. so dont know what to think... maybe its just from "pain". body had to work harder to fight it.. also confused.. hugs hun.. :)

It's called Atrial Tachy Arrhythmia (I think that's how it's spelled) You can be just sitting there, and suddenly your heart rate jumps up for no reason what so ever. I haven't had it happen in years, but my doctors final determination after dozens of tests was "your just not wired right" He seemed to think it had something to do with the system that makes your heart beat faster when your in "fight or flight" mode going haywire.

Are you feeling more pain when this happens? My blood pressure goes sky high when I'm in pain, like level 3 hypertension high, about to pop! Workman's comp tried to say that I had high blood pressure and that was causing my problems. After some "tests" by my doctor he basically told them that my high blood pressure was triggered by pain, and that for me, pain medication is my blood pressure medication.

Yes, I developed "palpitiations" a few months ago. Mostly after eating--105-120. I take every kind of supplement possible and have for a yr to get over this fatigue. Unless you are overdosing, I doubt it's that. It's the 1st time in a year my doc listened to me--the chronic fatigue and blood sugar issues didn't seem to move her. So, first: EKG, Echocardiogram, Stress test. This is a must to rule out any disease. These are easy tests.
Next, DEMAND a sleep study in a sleep lab. This doc was not baffled at all by these symptoms. Goes like this: Disrupted sleep from sleep apnea, RLS, or Alpha/Delta sleep disturbance causes the brain to rouse many times through the night. This is usually to tell you to wake up because the brain is low on O2. Adrenaline is released. Heart rate goes up. Blood sugar goes up. Pancreas secretes insulin to take care of sugar. Cortisol gets in there somewhere. You wake up just enough to move or start breathing again. You may never know it's happening. You don't have enough O2 in the muscles=pain, fatigue; the brain=fog, memory loss. I have mild sleep apnea, but my O2 saturation was down to 84 (should be 96). That extra adrenaline & the fatigue cause the palpitations.
The treatment of choice is a CPAP machine which should require a 2nd sleep study to find the correct settings. By week 2 my palpitations are gone, energy is higher than in a yr., pain is down. I gladly go to bed with my mask because it is the only treatment that has resulted in such significant results so quickly. I have to do a lot of sinus care to keep my breathing clear.
The sleep studies themselves can be uncomfortable. Take your meds with you and ask if it's OK to take sleep meds, pain meds. Take your own pillows and jammies.
Right now, I also take Ambien, but that will stop working one of these days. By then, I should be comfortable with the CPAP.
Good luck!

I have episodes of that and was taken to the ER one night and kept there for observation. The prognosis was Anxiety Attacks but I still keep an eye on it. Since my GYN put me on Buspar I've been doing much better.

For some odd reason or another my GYN has always diagnosed me while my GP sits on his laurels. Oh well, at least somebody is looking after MsD.

Sweetie, you say she ran SOME Thyroid tests. Did she run all of them, or just a TSH. I can't think straight right now, but I remember something about not being able to rely on a normal reading from just a TSH alone. Something about needing to see results of T3 and T4 to confirm, I believe.

Maybe someone else knows what I'm talking about. Something about a normal TSH could still be low, I think.

I'm sorry you're feeling bad. I hope you'll feel better soon.

Make the Cardiologist check everything. I hope, though, that he doesn't find anything wrong with your heart.

Sometimes they can figure out what IS wrong when they don't find anything wrong with your heart. The Pediatric Cardiologists found absolutely nothing wrong with my oldest's heart when he was six and twelve.

I asked the second one what was wrong, then. That's when I found out he has Reynaud's Phenomenon (the boys lips were turning blue). In my boy's case it turned out to be something not so serious. Maybe it will turn out the same way for you.

Oh, I remember my "worst" test. It was the "tilt test" they strap you to a table, then put it at an odd angle that completely screws up your equilibrium and wait to see if you have a seizure or a tachy arrhythmia attack lol!

I think I hurled after that one...

I have been on a beta blocker for 14 years for supraventricular tacchycardia (SVT). In that time I have developed other heart issues. The cardiologist wants my heart rate in the 50's or 60's. Also have low blood pressure which causes fainting spells if I stand too long. I think mine is genetic. My mother, both grandmothers, and an aunt all had heart attacks.

Lying on the beach in HI would do it to me!!

No, I was just kiddin, kind of, but I have noticed since all this started for me mine has gone up somewhat, I think it is from the nuerotin,its the only new drug for me. I usually have a low heart rate along with a low bp. I would def find out about any side effect from drugs, ck with pharm. about these. I hope you are well, thinking of you. Sandie

Mee too. fast heartbeats, irregular heartbeats and occational palpitations (a little better now after quitting coffee). They keep sending me to Cardiologists which say I am FINE!!
I think it is a Fibro thing

I started going to the doctor for migraines, then heart issues. Fast heart beat, I had a full work up.....nothing. I was even put on a med to reduce my heart rate for a month...I hated it. I was out of breath just walking into Target. I was exhausted all the time from it.

Then it went a way for a while. It just re-occured recently. This time a little different. I went into a Cardiologist. I had the EKG, all was fine. They learned that I have a pre-mature heart beat. Where your bottom ventracles fill up with more blood than normal, so it lets out a bigger "pump" that you feel to let it all out. But that is apparently normal for some people and there is no worries apparently. She did want me to do a stress test, but I put it off as my legs fall asleep on me when I'm walking. I've been thinking I need to try to get that done sometime soon here. Just to have it done. No other reason pushing it.

But yes, I do get a rapid heart rate every once in a while. I notice it most when I've been sleeping or resting. Keeps me up as I worry "what next".

Take care hun.

Hi there. Yes, I also have tachycardia and have for as long as I can remember...easily since my very early teens. I'm 30 right now and I understand how you feel about being about that age and having to take heart meds.

My resting pulse rate has always been somewhere around 110-130 (when younger it was even way higher.) They don't really know why and often do not even care. (Surprise surprise.) I did have some tests run maybe 5 years ago and one of my valves wasn't functioning up to par.

Then I developed a kidney infection 1.5 years ago and got high blood pressure. Yeah see this is when I started thinking "what?? really? I thought this was for people older than me..." Silly me. I have recently been told I need to see another cardiologist or else I cannot get surgery bc of my heart probs. I think it's a great idea to see a cardiologist for you.

Who knows. Honestly I think that fibro can effect any system in the body, and it's bizarre and we don't get it. It would not surprise me if it were related.

A couple of my triggers: caffeine, adderall, anxiety, lack of sleep, oddly enough when my thyroid goes hypo and not hyper, any amount of exercise or pain or excitement, blood sugar crashes, and I can't remember what else does it.
Actually my resting heart rate is rarely ever even under 115. I hear you!!
I do think that our bodies are wired differently as someone mentioned on here. Our sensitivity to everrrrrrything sets weird things off. Do you find yourself sensitive to a lot of things?

-Elizabeth